Data Staffing Agencies in New York
The second-largest US tech market, heavily weighted toward fintech, media, adtech, and enterprise software. The data and ML engineering market is especially strong, driven by financial services firms paying premium compensation for production ML talent.
How these listings are sourced: Office locations, specialisations, and placement types come from each agency's own website, including its New York office. Each listing shows when its details were last checked.
Local data & analytics recruiters in New York
Firms headquartered in the New York area.
Solomon Page
Best for: NYC candidates in tech, finance or creative roles who want one firm that can place them on contract, right-to-hire or full-time.
Specialty staffing and executive search firm headquartered at 260 Madison Avenue. Runs separate divisions for Technology, Accounting & Finance, and Creative & Marketing, among others. Technology desk lists software engineering, DevOps, cloud, data science and BI as core competencies.
Seniority
Junior, Mid-level, Senior, Executive
Placement
contract, temp to-perm, permanent
Details checked
Sep 2026
Atrium
Best for: NYC job seekers, including entry-level, who want temp or temp-to-hire routes into finance, IT or creative roles.
Staffing firm whose headquarters and flagship office is at 250 Vesey Street in Lower Manhattan. Recruits across finance and accounting, IT, and creative and marketing, with published lists of positions filled per desk. Offers temp, temp-to-hire and direct-hire roles.
Seniority
Junior, Mid-level, Senior, Executive
Placement
contract, temp to-perm, permanent
Details checked
Sep 2026
Averity
Best for: NYC software, data and DevOps engineers who want a recruiter that only works technical roles and knows the local market.
Technical recruiting agency at 365 Fifth Avenue focused on the New York City market. Three desks: software engineering, data science and data engineering, and DevOps and security engineering. Handles direct hire, contract staffing and executive search.
Seniority
Mid-level, Senior, Executive
Placement
permanent, contract
Details checked
Sep 2026
Analytic Recruiting
Best for: Analysts and data scientists at any level who want a recruiter that has worked only data and analytics roles for decades.
Midtown Manhattan firm (144 East 44th Street) that has recruited only in data and analytics since 1980. Fills permanent and contract roles that need strong quantitative, analytical or technical skills. Places from entry-level up to C-suite.
Seniority
Junior, Mid-level, Senior, Executive
Placement
permanent, contract
Details checked
Sep 2026
Stabile Search
Best for: Quant, ML and data science candidates in NYC targeting hedge funds, trading firms or AI labs who want confidential representation and help negotiating pay.
NYC-based search firm founded by Matt Stabile that recruits only quant finance, AI/ML and data science talent. Places quant researchers, traders and developers, ML researchers and data scientists at hedge funds, trading firms and AI labs. Free to candidates, with confidential representation.
Seniority
Junior, Mid-level, Senior, Executive
Details checked
Sep 2026
AC Lion
Best for: Mid-career to executive product, marketing and design people aiming at NYC startups, digital media or AdTech companies.
Executive recruiting firm for digital and tech companies, anchored at 1216 Broadway since 1997. Function desks include product management, marketing, design and UX/UI, and data analytics. Focuses on mid-level to executive searches.
Seniority
Mid-level, Senior, Executive
Placement
permanent, contract
Details checked
Sep 2026
Gainor
Best for: NYC marketing, creative and finance professionals, especially in agencies and media, who want freelance, freelance-to-hire or direct-hire options.
Woman-owned NYC staffing firm at 370 Lexington Avenue, founded by Gail Tessler and Norma Menkin. Runs finance and accounting, media and marketing, creative, and digital and technology desks. Offers temporary/freelance, temp-to-hire and direct-hire placements.
Placement
contract, temp to-perm, permanent
Details checked
Sep 2026
Multi-city firms with a New York office
Firms headquartered elsewhere that also recruit from a New York office.
TEKsystems
Best for: Contract IT roles at large enterprise clients — banks, healthcare systems, and retailers.
A large national IT staffing firm with offices in every major US metro, filling roles from help desk to enterprise architect. Most of its volume is contract work at large enterprise clients — banks, healthcare systems, and retailers. A practical option if you want steady contract work at recognisable employers.
Seniority
Junior, Mid-level, Senior
Placement
contract, permanent, temp to-perm
Details checked
Sep 2026
Insight Global
Best for: Engineers earlier in their career looking for a first or second contract role — Insight Global's client volume creates more entry points than boutique firms.
Insight Global started in IT staffing and has grown into a large national staffing firm. Known for high-volume contract placements and a recruiter model that emphasises relationship-building over transactional matching. Their tech division covers software development, data engineering, and IT infrastructure. Particularly accessible for engineers earlier in their career — Insight Global's volume means more entry points than boutique firms.
Seniority
Junior, Mid-level, Senior
Placement
contract, permanent, temp to-perm
Details checked
Sep 2026
Motion Recruitment
Best for: Mid-to-senior engineers who want a recruiter who understands their stack — not a keyword-matcher who submits you to roles that miss the mark.
A tech-specialist boutique that focuses exclusively on software engineering, data, and infrastructure roles. Unlike generalist staffing firms, every recruiter at Motion has a technical background or deep discipline specialisation — which means more relevant submissions and less time explaining your stack to someone who does not know what TypeScript is. Their client relationships in major tech hubs are deep rather than broad.
Seniority
Mid-level, Senior
Placement
contract, permanent
Details checked
Sep 2026
Kforce
Best for: Tech and finance professionals targeting regulated industries — financial services, healthcare, or government — where Kforce's established client relationships give your application a direct path in.
Kforce specialises in technology and finance staffing with particularly deep relationships at financial services firms, healthcare systems, and government contractors. Their tech practice covers software development, data, and infrastructure. If you want to work in a regulated industry — financial services, healthcare, defence — Kforce's client relationships in those verticals are difficult for general IT staffing firms to match.
Seniority
Mid-level, Senior, Executive
Placement
contract, permanent
Details checked
Sep 2026
Harnham
Best for: Data scientists and ML engineers targeting senior roles — Harnham's specialisation means they understand your work and represent you accurately to technical hiring panels.
A specialist data and analytics recruitment firm operating in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Boston. Harnham focuses exclusively on data roles — data science, analytics engineering, ML engineering, and BI — which means their recruiters speak the language and understand the difference between a junior analyst and a staff ML engineer. Particularly strong for data roles at consumer tech, e-commerce, and financial services companies.
Seniority
Mid-level, Senior, Executive
Placement
permanent, contract
Details checked
Sep 2026
Mondo
Best for: NYC tech, data, design and digital-marketing professionals open to contract or contract-to-hire work alongside full-time roles.
Staffing firm focused on IT/tech, digital marketing and creative roles, with an NYC office at 102 Madison Avenue. Tech desk covers software development, DevOps, data science and machine learning. Places talent on freelance, contract, contract-to-hire and full-time terms.
Placement
contract, temp to-perm, permanent
Details checked
Sep 2026
Riviera Partners
Best for: Senior engineering, product, data or design leaders looking for VP/C-level roles at venture- or PE-backed tech companies.
Executive search firm placing leaders in product management, software engineering, AI/ML/data, security, IT and design. Lists New York City as one of five offices. Works for PE-backed, VC-backed and public tech companies.
Seniority
Senior, Executive
Placement
permanent
Details checked
Sep 2026
How to work with a New York data & analytics staffing agency
Follow these steps to maximise your chances of placement.
Register with 2–3 agencies simultaneously — not just one. Each firm has different client relationships and you want the widest possible coverage of New York data & analytics openings.
Be specific about what you want. Agencies work faster when you give clear constraints: role type, seniority level, company size, contract vs. permanent, and minimum compensation. Vague preferences produce misaligned submissions.
Tell each recruiter which companies you have already applied to directly. This prevents accidental double submissions, which can get your application removed from consideration at those companies.
Respond to recruiter messages within 24 hours, especially for contract roles. Many openings fill in days — slow responses mean missed opportunities even when you are a strong match.
Track every submission. Know exactly which agency submitted you to which company, and on what date. This information becomes critical if you later apply directly and need to resolve ownership questions.
Frequently asked questions
How do data & analytics staffing agencies in New York work?
Data & Analytics staffing agencies act as intermediaries between candidates and employers. You register with the agency, share your resume and preferences, and they submit your profile to relevant openings at their client companies. For contract roles the agency handles payroll — and sometimes benefits. For permanent placements they coordinate interviews and help negotiate your offer. You never pay the agency; the employer covers the placement fee.
Do I pay the staffing agency or does my employer?
You never pay a staffing agency. Employers pay a placement fee — typically 15–25% of first-year salary for permanent roles, or a markup on your hourly rate for contract work. Any agency that asks a candidate to pay is not operating legitimately.
What is the difference between contract and permanent placement?
Contract roles are fixed-term engagements (typically 3–12 months) where you are technically employed by the staffing agency, which handles payroll and sometimes benefits. Permanent (direct hire) roles mean you join the employer's payroll directly. Temp-to-perm starts as a contract with an expected conversion to full-time after a defined period.
How long does placement typically take through a New York data & analytics recruiter?
Contract placements can move within days if you are immediately available and match an urgent need. Permanent placements typically take two to six weeks from first contact to offer, depending on the employer's interview process. Specialised data & analytics roles can take longer if the required skill set is rare in the market.
Should I work with multiple staffing agencies at once?
Yes — working with two or three agencies simultaneously is standard and expected. The one rule: if two agencies want to submit you to the same company, choose one and inform the other. Double submissions to the same employer create disputes and typically result in your application being removed from consideration.
What salary can I expect through a New York data & analytics staffing agency?
Salary depends on your experience level, specific role, and the employer. The New York data & analytics market has its own rate range — see our salary guides for current data by role and seniority. Agencies place at market rate; the employer absorbs the placement fee on top.
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